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Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1)
R. A. Salvatore

Wizards of the Coast, 2004 - 352 pages

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Wonderful book with a great story

This book is a wonderful book that has a great story. I really enjoyed reading this book because it made me want to read and read, because it held me in suspense. The thing I disliked about this book is in the beginning where it starts out in the war, and I didn't really know what was going on at the time.
There is a war going on in the underworld. The underworld is called Menzoberranzen. There are different houses in this place, and two of these houses are at war, and the house with the main person in this book wins the war. During this, the lady that runs this winning house had a baby, and the baby was named Drizzt. He is born with purple eyes. The people that helped her have her baby thought the baby was blind because of his unusual eye color, but it turned out that he wasn't. He met a great magical panther named Guenhywvar, and it was his only friend when he was at school.
This book should be read by lots of people,and it should be passed around.


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Fun light fantasy, and plenty of action and great settings

Last year, Salvatore's "Icewind Dale Trilogy" caught me by surprise, turning out to be a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy romp. As basic entertainment, it delivered. Then I turned to his second trilogy, this one a prequel about the early life of the rebellious drow (dark elf), Drizzt Do'Urden. Drizzt has a huge following among contemporary fantasy readers. He's certainly no Elric, Conan, or Aragorn, but he's an enjoyable action character with the right amount of tragedy to keep him interesting.

The first book of his youthful adventures relates how he rebels against the rigid, cruel world of the drow and their undergound homeland. Salvatore pours on the action set pieces and monsters, although the politics between the drow houses do overburden the story in the final third. The best part of the book is the author's portrait of the sinister subterranean world of the Underdark. It's a unique setting for an entire fantasy novel, and Salvatore invests it with equal parts wonder and dread. Get ready for the next two in the trilogy, _Exile_ and _Sojourn_. They're just as good.


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Great action and provides understanding of the drow.

This is a great book about Drizzt's upbringing as a drow and his struggles against his culture. A lot of light is shown on the mysterious world of Menzoberanzon and the rest of the underdark, as well as the drow ways and society.
With lots of action and great story telling, this book is hella fun to read. The intrigue and secret (but not so secret) plotting and betrayals that are so common in Drizzt's homeland help the reader to better understand the ways of the drow and the reasons for the corruption of most drow people. The fights between Drizzt and Zak were sweet and the last part of the book, in which Drizzt killed Masoj and Alton and defied his matron mother Malice, was awesome. Exciting stuff.


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A captivating fantasy of a society built upon ruthlessness

Now with an exclusive interview of the author, Homeland reprints the story of the Dark Elf fighter Drizzt Do'Urden growing up in the treacherous city of Menzoberranzan, where power is coveted and there is always a rival waiting to place a dagger in one's back. A captivating fantasy of a society built upon ruthlessness as a way of life, and one individual's struggle to break free of it; since Homeland chronologically narrates Drizzt's earliest years, it is the ideal starting point for readers new to his legend.


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One of the Best, if not the best book in the Forgotten Realms Genre. This book is incredibly original, with intriguing characters and villains alike. R.A. Salvatore brings the underdark alive with this book. The whole trilogy is right on par, so don't stop with just this one.


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